Vietnam currently offers 30-day single-entry e-visas for citizens from 80 countries and territories, including major economies such as Australia, India, the U.K. and the U.S.

Foreign tourists are seen in Hoi An, central Vietnam, on July 24, 2022.

The government also instructed the Ministry of Public Security to simplify e-visa procedures to help foster tourism.

Though Vietnam allows quarantine-free entry and resumed pre-pandemic e-visa and visa exemption policies on March 15, the number of foreign visitors has remained disappointing.

In the first seven months of the year there were only 733,000 foreign arrivals, or 15 percent of this year's target.

Vietnam's target for this year of five million visitors is only equivalent to 30 percent of the pre-pandemic number.

Two Vietnam resorts win at International Travel Awards

A resort in Hanoi and another in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have been named winners in different categories of the 2022 International Travel Awards.

Vietnam facilitates travel of Vietnamese, foreign citizens

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working with domestic ministries, agencies and foreign partners to facilitate travel of Vietnamese and foreign citizens, said Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang.

Vietnam minister proposes visa exemption for US, European travelers

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung proposed expanding visa exemption for tourists from the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India to boost sector recovery.

Vietnam among Asia's best places for holiday: Australian travel magazine

Australian magazine Traveller has listed Vietnam among the eight "best places to go in Asia for a holiday."

Ho Chi Minh City to host World Travel Wards 2022’s Gala Ceremony

Ho Chi Minh City has been chosen as the venue for a gala ceremony of the World Travel Awards for Asia and Oceania region scheduled to take place on September 7, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Source: VnExpress